Amos weather in January

In January, Amos sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -21°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Amos's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-21°
1st coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:07 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Amos is town in Quebec, Canada.

Density
33/km²
people per km²
Founded
2025

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Amos reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Amos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Amos weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -21°5210.111.48.50.0
Feb-9° / -20°387.88.89.80.0
Mar-2° / -14°4998.411.60.0
Apr / -4°7110.76.313.40.9
May16° / 7411.31.4154.5
Jun21° / 8311.30.115.86.1
Jul23° / 12°10014015.56.2
Aug22° / 11°9412.4014.16.1
Sep17° / 10812.70.212.44.8
Oct / 9613.1310.61.4
Nov / -7°8012.31090.0
Dec-7° / -15°5911.512.38.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21783
31684
41684
51684
61783
71882
81882
91882
102080
112080
122080
132080
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302773
312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Amos gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13439
23439
33439
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53539
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83539
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113539
123439
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282832
292831
302731
312730

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
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512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:11 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 4:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.18:114:20
28.28:114:21
38.28:114:22
48.28:114:23
58.28:114:24
68.28:114:25
78.38:114:26
88.38:104:27
98.38:104:28
108.38:104:29
118.48:094:31
128.48:094:32
138.48:084:33
148.48:084:34
158.58:074:36
168.58:074:37
178.58:064:38
188.68:054:40
198.68:054:41
208.68:044:42
218.78:034:44
228.78:024:45
238.88:014:47
248.88:004:48
258.87:594:50
268.97:584:51
278.97:574:53
289.07:564:54
299.07:554:56
309.17:544:57
319.17:534:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
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141.3Dim
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171.4Dim
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231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Amos?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Amos.

What to pack for Amos in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Amos sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -21°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Amos in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Amos peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Amos in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Amos is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.9× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1717 µg/m³Dec 172 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb5Good
Mar8Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep7Good
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Amos?

Amos sits at 48.6°N, 78.1°W, 298 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Val-d'Or, 57 km away.

North BayPetawawaValley EastGreater SudburyHuntsville

Topography around Amos

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Amos.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 311 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m.

The land around Amos is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
341 m
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January weather nearby: Val-d'Or 57 km · Rouyn-Noranda 76 km · Timmins 237 km · North Bay 270 km · Petawawa 304 km · Valley East 304 km · Greater Sudbury 316 km · Huntsville 369 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Amos (48.5669°, -78.1162°, elevation 298 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).